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WTNT33 KNHC 130241
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL132023
11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME TUESDAY SEP 12 2023
- LARGE LEE LUMBERING NORTHWESTWARD…
- TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BERMUDA…
SUMMARY OF 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,03:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION,25.3 NORTH 66.7 WEST
ABOUT 495 MILES, 800 KILOMETERS SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 115 MILES PER HOUR, 185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 11 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 946 MILLIBAR, 27.94 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- BERMUDA
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
- INTERESTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ATLANTIC CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LEE.
- FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (03:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.7 WEST
- LEE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MILES PER HOUR (11 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- LEE IS FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON THURSDAY AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR (185 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- LEE IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
- SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, HOWEVER LEE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN A LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
- LEE IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES (205 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES (390 KILOMETERS).
- SAILDRONE 1036, LOCATED ABOUT 75 MILES (120 KILOMETERS) NORTHWEST OF LEE’S CENTER, RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 88 MILES PER HOUR (141 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MILLIBAR (27.94 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
KEY MESSAGES FOR LEE CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT43 KNHC AND ON THE WEB AT HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT3.SHTML
WIND:
- TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN BERMUDA STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY.
SURF:
- SWELLS GENERATED BY LEE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES, THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS, AND BERMUDA.
- THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST, AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTHWESTARD ALONG MUCH OF THE U.S. EAST COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. - PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
RAINFALL:
- OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM LEE MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES, 25 TO 50 MILLIMETERS, ACROSS BERMUDA THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 2:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER PASCH